Chinese Push for Urban Growth Carries Social Costs

By

Richard Silk

Oct. 30, 2013 11:10 a.m. ET

BEIJING—As many as 64 million Chinese households have had their land seized or their homes demolished during a decadeslong building boom, a study said, throwing an uncomfortable light on the dark side of the country's urbanization process.

China's new generation of leaders, which took office in March, has championed urbanization as an engine of economic growth.